Gasparilla Parades Have Officially Been Cancelled

Author Babs

February 16th, 2021 10:35 AM

The 2021 Gasparilla Parade Has Officially Been Cancelled due to Covid 19. It was going to be pushed back to April, but they have decided to cancel it all together. If you purchased tickets you are eligible for a refund. This years cancelation is not the first in event history. Over the past 107 years parades were not held for many reasons, especially during wartimes.

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl LV festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)
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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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  TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 30: Fireworks and a laser light show from the Jose Gasparilla pirate ship light up the night sky in downtown Tampa at the start of Super Bowl 55 festivities during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Raymond James Stadium on February 7. (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)

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